Boy, did they get some doozies. Here’s the “winning” slide, for which the person who sent it wins — wait for it! — an InFocus slide projector:

Here’s my personal favorite from a group of random winners picked from what must have been a mountain of outstanding candidates. It’s also proof that a cell-phone camera in the wrong hands is more dangerous than a mean drunk with a loaded gun:

I’m sure each of these gems seemed like a really good idea at the time. It wasn’t.

Check out more of these at InStat, along with a plea for PowerPoint sanity — complete with helpful tips — from Ellen Finkelstein. Remember, this stuff is only funny when it’s somebody else’s slide.